This
paper carried out an assessment
of counter service efficiency, in First bank of Nigeria PLC, Guarantee Trust Bank and United Bank for
Africa, Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA), Ondo State, Nigeria.
The paper searched for answers to research questions by collecting data from
the customers that used counter service in these banks during the period of
visitation to the banks. Data were collected from 1016respondents, through
non-participant observation. The respondents comprised customers of the three
banks. Descriptive
statistic was used to analyze data for this study, while Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) was used to test hypotheses at 5% significant
level. Cronbach Alpha was used to test for reliability. The study
revealed that there is a significant difference in the efficiency in counter
services of the three banks. The paper
therefore recommended a continuous investment in Information
Communication Technology’s equipment, in order to further increase the
efficiency in counter services, and increase the chances of survival of the banks
in the intense competitive banking industry, which has become heavily dependent
on Information Communication Technology.
Keywords: Efficiency, Counter, Counter Servicses, Counter Queing Time, Counter Service Time.
The paper examined newspaper placement of news on the war against corruption embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration which was declared as soon as it was inaugurated May 29, 2015. The major objective was to determine the prominence newspapers in the country accorded the anti graft crusade. Adopting the quantitative content analysis, a combination of both the probability and non probability methods were used to choose four (4) newspapers: Daily-Trust, The-Nation, This-Day and Leadership from the total population of national dailies in the country. The study was based on a sample size of forty eight (48) editions from the selected newspapers (Three {3} editions per month from each of the newspapers across four {4} months i.e. December 2015-March 2016). The agenda setting theory which posits that mass media may not tell people what to think but it presents to them what to think about, served as the sub structure upon which the entire supper-structure of the study rests. From the data gathered and analyzed, the study found that an insignificant 10.1% of the corruption related news, reported by the studied newspapers during the period under review was placed on the front page, while 88.2% of the news was found on the inside pages, with 6.1% devoted to the back page. The paper concluded that Nigerian newspapers paid lip service to the war against corruption crusade embarked upon by the President Buhari’s administration, by burying a larger chunk of their news on corruption on the inside pages of their newspapers, where little or no attention is paid by readers.
This study, “Broadcasting and
Adoption of Innovation ins Fadama III Project in Kogi state of Nigeria” set out
to investigate the extent to which broadcasting is contributing to knowledge
and successful adoption of agricultural innovations by
farmers involved in the Fadama III project in the state. Survey method was used
with the questionnaire, to elicit information from respondents. Qualitative and
quantitative data presentations along with chi-square statistical methods were
used for data analysis. Findings showed that the state has been actively
involved in using radio and television for knowledge and adoption of
agricultural innovations by farmers especially in the Fadama III project. Such
innovations include improved variety of seeds, soil selection and application
of fertilizers, preservation methods, judicious distribution of crops as well
as livestock farming and fish culture. Finding also showed that significant
relationship exists between broadcast media and the knowledge and adoption of
agricultural innovations in the state. The study recommends among others that
for higher achievements in agricultural sector through the broadcast media
there should be a policy initiative to expand the broadcast media, establish
community viewing centers and integrate the other media involved in
agricultural information with broadcasting for more adoption of innovations and
development in the state and indeed Nigeria.
This study investigated personality type and age as factors
on depression among undergraduate students
using simple random technique. 120 undergraduate
students from Enugu State University of science and Technology were drawn to
participate in the study; comprising 65 female students and 55 male students,
with ages between 20-35 years with mean and standard deviation. Eysenck and Eysenck (1972)
Personality questionnaire (EPQ) 90-items measuring
the academic performance among undergraduate students and Zung (1965) with 20-item inventory, self-rating depression scale (SDS) designed to assess the cognitive, affective, psychomotor,
somatic and social interpersonal dimensions of depression were administered
individually to the participants. A
survey design was applied while two-way (ANOVA) as statistical analysis
revealed no significant influence of personality type on depression, F (1, 116 = 1.77, P < .05)
and also no significance influence of age on depression, (1, 116 = 22.58, P > .05). It was suggested that other variables capable
of influencing depression for the students should be studied. The results were
discussed in relation to relevant literature reviewed.
Keywords: Personality type, depression, age and undergraduate students
1&2Department of Rural Sociology
and Extension, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike
3Department of Agric.
Economics and extension, Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
Email:
nwosu.iheanye@gmail.com
Corresponding
Author:I. E. Nwosu
ABSTRACT
The study was carried out in Isu Local Government Area of
Imo State, primarily to assess women’s participation in rural community
development projects. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected through
a multistage sampling technique. A structured questionnaire duly pre-tested and
validated was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data collected
were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools such as means, frequency,
percentages, mean scores, and probit regression analysis as an inferential
statistical tool. The study identified the rural community projects carried out
by women, ascertained the level of women’s participation in rural community
development projects, determined the factors that influenced
women’s participation in rural community development and also identified the
problems affecting women’s participation in rural community development in
the study area. The result showed that a high percentage, (60.83%) of the rural
development projects embarked on by women was mainly in the area of water
supply while 3.33%of the projects embarked on by the women were in the area of
road maintenance and construction. The result further revealed that there was
high level of women’s participation at the planning stage of the rural
development projects with a grand mean score of 3.36. Further, the result also
showed that ineffective leadership was the greatest problem to effective
participation of women in rural community development projects. The probit
regression estimates of the determinants of women’s participation in rural
development projects showed that, the coefficients of age, education and
primary occupation were significant at 10.0%, 5.0% and 1.0% respectively. From
the result findings, it was recommended, among others, that appropriate
machinery should be set up for more effective enlightenment of the rural women
on the need to get involved in rural community development projects. Similarly,
appropriate leadership training programmes should be organized for the rural
women for more enhanced knowledge towards mobilizing, directing, coordinating
and motivating the rank and file of the women towards higher participation in
rural community development projects.
Keywords: Analysis, Women Participation, Rural community Development, Projects, Nigeria.
